Triplets on Tax Day??

Well we are down to the wire and I think everyone is sitting on pins and needles at this point. The absolutely wonderful news is that we are 32 weeks today!!! As my doctor said today, "32 weeks is a great place to be." After being told all the risks involved in this pregnancy and all the things that might go wrong or could go wrong, it is really nice to hear we are at a good place. I'm not naive enough to think there may not be any problems to come, but I feel very blessed to have come this far. With all that said, last Monday I began having regular contractions. Luckily, I was at the doctor already so they were able to watch me on the monitor. My primary OB was out of town all week, and the OB I saw was one familiar with my case. She has a very different outlook on things than I do. Her line of thinking was "you have made it this far and it is farther than a lot of women carrying twins. I don't think we would stop you if you go into labor." My way of thinking is, if my body is handling everything ok, the babies are ok, then I want them to stay put for as long as possible. Luckily, my primary OB feels the same way. After last Monday things settled down and my contractions have not been as frequent. They still come and go, but not nearly as intense. Today, everything looked great! It was the quickest NST I have had and we were done with monitoring in about 30 minutes. Via ultra sound today, the fluid looks good, babies look good. Caroline and Ethan are head up and Gabe is head down and sitting pretty low. I feel he is the reason for a lot of my discomfort. I am not dialted, which to the doctors and nurses is shocking, but they are pleased. My cervix is softer than before, but not by much. Next Monday they will do a growth ultra sound to see approximately how much the babies are weighing. Dr. Christine says this will go a long way in helping us determine where we are headed with delivering them. IF all looks good then she will let me go unil week 35 which happens to fall on tax day. She will not let me go past Wednesday of that week. IF I make it until week 35 there is a possibility of not having a NICU stay. IF the babies are not gaining like they should or something looks unusual on the ultra sound Monday, then she will schedule me for week 34. So let's all be happy for once about April 15th and pray for tax day!!! :) We are all taking everything one day at a time. Michael is working, what seems to be, around the clock to make sure everything is perfect. Tripp is getting more and more excited. He is also a lot more clingy and knows that changes are happening. He loves Ragball and I think it is a great distraction for him and will continue to be. He kisses the babies often and tells me that my tummy is getting so big and it is going to pop. :) Thank you all so much for your prayers and words of encouragement. It means the world to us. Keep the prayers coming, they have gotten us this far!! Love!!!

Four weeks or less

Today I am 30 weeks and 1 day!! Big accomplishment. :) We are very excited about how far we have come, but pray we can make it a few more weeks. My appointment lat Monday went well and there was really no change to report, but last Wednesday I began relapsing with the respiratory infection and by Friday definitely knew I had to see the doctor. After a few tests it was determined I had bronchitis and a sinus infection. Neither of those surprised me. They gave me more medicine...not overly fond of taking medicine, but I knew if I didn't I would end up with pneumonia and then I would really be in trouble. Since Friday I have been feeling better, not great, but better. I am learning the art of sleeping sitting up. I literally have to stand up to switch sides in the bed. I will never take being able to roll over for granted again!! I woke up this morning feeling especially light headed and dizzy. It really was strange. We went to the doctor where I get monitored first. The babies' activity and my stats looked good. No real answer for shortness of breath or feeling woozy. They did a growth ultra sound today which We were excited about. Ethan is weighing about 3 pounds 3 oz.; Gabe is about 2 pounds 13 oz. Caroline was laying in an awkward position that made her difficult to measure. They measured her at about 3 pounds 13 oz., but she is probably not quite that big. Either way, very happy at their weight gain. When I talked to the doctor she seems concerned that my respiratory situation is not better than what it is. She is happy with babies' growth and weight gain. The doctors in the group are having a meeting tomorrow to discuss "complicated patients," which I guess includes me. :) Ideally, she wants me to make it to at least 32 weeks. Ideally, I would like to make it to at least 34 weeks. My stomach is measuring between 42-44 weeks. She is supposed to call me later this week and tell me what they are all thinking. Please say a prayer they let me keep going until 34 weeks. I know two weeks may not seem like a lot, but every day right now is better for them. Even if she has to monitor me in the hospital for a couple of weeks, I'd rather they do that than take them earlier than absolutely necessary. I am so thankful God has brought us this far and pray He will let us go a few more weeks. Keep us close in prayers as we get very close to the big day. We will know more of a plan in the next couple of days. It is hard to believe that we are already at the end of this journey and about to begin another. Love!